In a huge below to china Colombo has asked Beijing to postpone it's ship's docking at the Hambantota port . It is ordinary ship it is a space satellite tracker ship called the Yuan Wang 5 . It was supposed to reach the Srilankan port on the 11th August . The 11000 time
capacity vessel was expected to make a stop for refueling but this week India raised concerns over this . New Delhi alleged that the vessel is capable of snooping on the neighbours . It has an aerial reach of more than 750 kilometers and it Beijing is granted access it
will be able to scrutinize movement in as many as six south Indian ports the young one five has a distinct role in missiles and satellite tracking . The ship is lethal in its capabilities compared to Chinese submarines . It could map the ocean floor which is essential for
chinese navy anti-submarine operations . The ship is currently traveling close to Taiwan where Chinese is conducting live fire exercises as a provocative response . Tensions are high at sea yet Sri lanka's announcement against China make one thing clear that while
Colombo claims Beijing as its ally . New Delhi has turned out to be the real friend in need India has helped sri lanka weather the current economic crisis over 3.5 billion dollars have been provided in aid in the form of food medicine ,fuel diesel and natural gas . And when it
comes to china the Hambantota port has been leased out to china for a 99 year lease and since the opening it has cost srilanka close to 130 million dollars in losses and Beijing is also responsible for more than 10 of srilanka 's external debt.
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